April 4, 2007

Oh! I'm sorry. I didn't watch "American Idol." We went out to a cool Austin restaurant called Uchi. We ordered the omikase. What was that? 10 courses? We lost count! We put our trust in the chef and accepted whatever the hell he sent out. What is it? Whatever! It was that kind of night.

But how to ascertain what happened on "American Idol"? I'll ease into the discussion board at Television Without Pity. The suspense is killing me! It's Haylie, right?

Gina! I wanted Haley to stay but I found it really sad tonight. I loved the moment when Gina and Haley were hugging and crying and that Gina seemed to be well loved. What a different goodbye than last week.

Oh, no! It's my rocker girl!

Bye Gina.

Did Sprinkles say “Gina Glocksen and her tongue ring?”

Aw, you know, last night, I was saying, that thing on her tongue really detracts from the performance. How can you sing "Smile" with a stud in your tongue? It's not the smile in the song. Too much message in the jewelry.

double u. tee. eff. Gina goes, and we're stuck with Legsy, the Vampire and Dhani Osmond for another week. I thought Gina did great last night.

LOL.

And ooh, Uchi was sublime. Omikase, what a trip! "When's the last time you had rabbit?" The waiter said in the end. "Never!" I confess. "I only had rabbit because I put my trust in you." Trust well placed! Go to Uchi, kids. It's good. Yes, we paid $300 for dinner for 2, but you could eat cheese and crackers or Cheerios for a couple weeks, then show up for the drama that is omikase.

Well, I agree with you that it is worth saving up for a meal like that. It really is not that expensive if you add it up over the course of the year. One big meal like that every 3-4 months, even someone on a very tight budget can splurge.

Food is one of the best bargains in the world. Most people will never be able to afford to stay at the best hotel, will never be able to buy the best car, and certainly can't afford to buy the most expensive house.

But save up for a little bit - and the average person can enjoy one of the best meals in the world. It's sad how few people do that though. They have zero qualms about spending $50 a meal at TGI Friday's, but they balk at spending $100 at a fantastic restaurant.

A good German white wine, even a nice Cali or Chilean white beats the heck out of sake with high-end Japanese food.

And let it be known that downtownlad, for once in his life, was dead right. For the price of two Olive Garden visits, every schmuck can not book a Gulfstream V John Kerry type jet, cannot saunter in the royal suites of the Dubai Hyatt. They cannot ever afford that Lamborghini since all the top end jobs "that no American would do" in their industry went to China or arriving Dubya-sanctioned H1-B visas.

But they can afford a truly memorable high-end meal just for avoiding 2-4 cheap restuarant visits.

Peter, that's my point! Why would someone be upset about eating one symbol of Easter and not another? If you think that eating Christ is represented in communion and that carries over to the dinner table, that demands an explanation, both why it carries over and why, if it does, eating rabbit at Easter can't also be portrayed in a positive light.

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